LD Defined

A Learning Disability (LD) is a neurologically-based, hereditary condition that affects a person’s ability to learn in “typical” ways. Children and adults with LD have challenges understanding and using language and their ability to receive, process, recall and communicate information is affected. They typically have above average intelligence an all they need to succeed is an understanding of their learning style and the tools and confidence to overcome their challenges.

Common Characteristics

Learning disabilities are life-long. The way in which they are expressed may vary over an individual’s lifetime, depending on the interaction between the demands of the environment and the individual’s strengths and needs.

Difficulty with processing information that is presented either in a visual or auditory manner.

Difficulty with processing language and information presented verbally. These can include problems with listening, speaking, vocabulary, and in other areas of language.

Problems with spelling, handwriting, and/or written composition.

Difficulty in understanding or thinking in quantities, problems understanding time and/or space concepts, and recalling and/or using number facts.

LD Indicators

Many children, adolescents or adults experience one or more of the above signs in the normal course of their development. Only when a number of these characteristics are present might there be an indication of a learning disability. Only a professional evaluation can determine the presence of a learning disability.

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